ADAMS ACCOUNTANCY UK LTD

💤Zombieactive

06893437 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-30

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	700	700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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ADAM, Fatima resigned
director
2024-12-18
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ADAM, Maleehah resigned
director
2024-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
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ADAM, Maleehah appointed
director
2024-06-24
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officers · AP01
2024-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts · AA
2020-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-31
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accounts · AA
2016-05-01
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ADAM, Fatima appointed
director
2011-09-01
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ADAM, Sohail resigned
secretary
2009-04-30
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Company incorporated
As ADAMS ACCOUNTANCY UK LTD
2009-04-30
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ADAM, Ebrahim appointed
director
2009-04-30
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ADAM, Sohail appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ebrahim Adam Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Fatima Adamceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-04-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

66 Savile Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF12 9PJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-13

Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ADAM, Ebrahim→

director · ~57y · appointed 2009-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ADAM, Sohail→

secretary · appointed 2009-04-30 · resigned 2011-09-01

Resigned

ADAM, Fatima→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2024-12-18

Resigned

ADAM, Maleehah→

director · ~27y · appointed 2024-06-24 · resigned 2024-12-18

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-07-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-06-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-25